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JNU professor arrested in sexual harassment case
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) professor Atul Johri was today arrested for allegedly sexually harassing several women students of the institute, police said. Students and professors of the university as well as women's rights organisations had been protesting demanding Johri's arrest, after some students accused him of sexual harassment. Dependra Pathak, Chief Spokesperson, Delhi Police said Johri was arrested after three hours of questioning at the Vasant Kunj police station. The professor was produced before duty magistrate Ritu Singh. Yesterday, 54 JNU professors had demanded registration of separate FIRs on all eight sexual harassment complaints against Johri. They had also petitioned Deputy Commissioner of Police (south-west) Milind Dumbere's office in this regard. Seven more FIRs were registered against Johri late last night, in addition to the one already lodged against him. Following a protest staged by the JNU students outside the Vasant Kunj police station yesterday, ...
HC warns students of jail term for defacement
The Delhi High Court today warned the students of Delhi University that they may have to go to jail if they are found defacing public property ahead of the next elections for the varsity's student union, DUSU. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said it cannot "tolerate" public property being "blatantly" defaced. "We will send you ( the candidates, who contested in the DUSU elections of 2017) to jail, if you are found indulging in defacing the public property ahead of the next DUSU election. "Defacement of public property cannot be tolerated in any manner. You all are young and you should know how to keep your city clean. Next time you won't be spared of such blatant act," the bench remarked. It also asked the candidates, who contested in the 2017 DUSU polls to evolve a mechanism for removing the existing defacements. To this, the students assured that they will assist DUSU President Rocky Tuseed in removing and cleaning the objectionable material ..
JNU Prof Johri produced before court
Jawaharlal Nehru University professor Atul Johri, who was arrested by the city police for alleged sexual harassment of several women students, was today produced before a Delhi court. Johri, was produced before duty magistrate Ritu Singh, where he moved a bail plea, saying sending him to jail would spoil his career Students, professors and women rights organisations have been protesting demanding his arrest, after some students accused him of sexual harassment. An FIR was filed against the Department of Life Sciences professor based on one of the eight complaints from women students. After JNU students held a mass protest outside Vasant Kunj Police Station yesterday, women rights organisations including All India Democratic Women's Association and All India Mahila Sanskritik Sanghatan today held protest outside the police station demanding arrest of the professor.
JNU professor Atul Johri arrested in sexual harassment case
Jawaharlal Nehru University professor Atul Johri was today arrested for allegedly sexually harassing several women students, police said. Joint Commissioner of Police (New Delhi Range) Ajay Chaudhary confirmed his arrest. He was later produced in a court. Students, professors and women rights organisations have been protesting demanding his arrest, after some students accused him of sexual harassment. An FIR was filed against the Life Science professor based on one of eight complaints from women students. After JNU students held a mass protest outside Vasant Kunj Police Station yesterday, women rights organisations including All India Democratic Women's Association and All India Mahila Sanskritik Sanghatan today held protest outside the police station demanding arrest of the professor.
New govt to hard sell Tripura as IT hub
With the twin advantage of International Internet Gateway and uninterrupted power supply, the new government in Tripura would hard sell the state's potential for being an Information Technology hub, a minister said today. Tripura launched an Information Technology (IT) Park with an expenditure of Rs 50 crore in April last year, but it is yet to draw any major investor, IT Minister Sudip Roy Barman said. "Steps would be taken to showcase Tripura's potential for being an IT hub at conclaves and summits across the country," Barman said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina had inaugurated the International Internet Gateway here on March 25, 2016. It was the country's third international Internet gateway after Mumbai and Chennai. For the past two years, Tripura is a power surplus state. The state government is also considering starting campus interviews in all technical education institutes of Tripura with a view to raising a team of ...
Exam centres involved in paper leaks to be blacklisted: Tawde
Examination centres found guilty of leaking papers would be blacklisted and permanently barred from conducting exams, Maharashtra Education minister Vinod Tawde told the Legislative Council today. He was replying on frequent incidents of SSC and HSC examination paper leaks. The matter was raised by the Congress' Sanjay Dutt. "The government has taken serious note of such leaks and tough deterrent action will be taken against those involved. Guilty examination centres will be blacklisted and permanently barred from the examination centre lists," Tawde said. Speaking about the leak of the Class X History and Political Science exam paper yesterday in Kalyan, Dutt said evidence was emerging that the leak might have occurred due to a coaching class teacher in Ulhasnagar. Demanding an inquiry, Dutt said that it indicated a racket in which school board employees might be involved. "It indicates a racket in which board employees may be involved as this is not an isolated ...
B.Com students get compulsory question on BJP govt's policies
Lucknow University's B.Com students appearing for their final examination were asked to attempt a compulsory question pertaining to the policies of the BJP government. The first question of the Applied Economics (Indian Economic Structure) paper on March 17 asked students to explain the BJP government's schemes in brief. The question was divided into 10 parts, each carrying four marks. Seven of them were about the schemes launched by the BJP government at the Centre. The examinees were asked to explain in brief the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Digital India, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, Soil Health Card Scheme, Start-Up India, Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao and Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana. The three other questions were on seasonal unemployment, causes of industrial sickness and MNREGA. When contacted, VK Goswami, professor of applied economics at LU told PTI, "All the questions pertain to applied economics and are part of the syllabus. We also teach about MNREGA, Planning
Sexist remarks by professor on 'unislamic' dressing spark protests
The alleged sexist remarks by a professor here over what he called 'unislamic' dressing has sparked outrage, with girl students taking out a protest march carrying watermelons. T Jouhar Munavvir, Assistant Professor of Farook Training College, had allegedly reprimanded girl students, saying "...girls do not wear muftah (Muslim head dress) anymore, but cover their heads with scarfs and shawls. They deliberately expose their chests like slices of watermelons on display" The audio clip of the purported remarks has gone viral on the social media. Protesting against the remarks, girl students under the banner of Left affiliated Students Federation of India (SFI) took out a march yesterday, carrying watermelons and distributing them. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), RSS' student wing, smashed watermelons in front of the college. The college had witnessed clashes between students and a section of teachers during Holi celebrations. Students had alleged that some teachers had ...
UP govt says won't open new engg colleges as 62pc seats vacant
The Uttar Pradesh government today ruled out opening new engineering colleges, saying a huge 62 per cent seats in existing technical institutions in the state were lying vacant. "Sixty-two per cent seats in engineering colleges are vacant and government is not going to open any new engineering college in the state," Technical Education Minister Ashutosh Tondon said during Question Hour in the Assembly. Replying to Samajwadi Party member Sanjay Garg's question on why such a large number of seats were vacant, Tondon said: "It happened because the previous government did not pay attention to infrastructure facilities and allowed opening of engineering colleges though they were not needed. "We are ensuring that quality of education is maintained. No new teachers were appointed in government engineering colleges after 2007. We have sanctioned Rs 200 crore for developing infrastructural facilities in government engineering colleges," he said. He said to prevent the use of the name of a ...
Maha govt to strictly enforce fee regulation law: Tawde
Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde said today that the government would take steps to ensure a firm enforcement of the fee regulation law in educational institutions. Replying to a discussion on the issue raised in the state Assembly through a Calling Attention notice by Atul Bhatkalkar (of the BJP) and others, Tawde saidat present, the legislation has no provision for redressal of parents' complaints against fee hike by schools. To tackle this, a committee has been set up to address the complaints of parents, he said. "Now, parents can complain to the committee headed by retired high court judge V G Palshikar," Tawde said. He said parents should participate in meetings of the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) at schools. If the PTAis strong, there will be no irregularities in schools, he said. The minister also said that there will be no compulsion for parents to purchase stationery from the school. "If parents do not wish (to buy stationery and books from ...
No child in India shall be deprived of education: Akshaya Patra
Nelson Mandela once said, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - A self-explanatory quote meticulously justifying the vitality of education in contemporary society. Education is imperative as it helps in mitigating most of the challenges faced in one's life, thus, enabling individuals to make a difference and be the change makers.In this regard, Madhu Pandit Dasa - Chairman of the Akshaya Patra Foundation shares his views on how to bring every child to school.The 'right to education' is universally affirmed in numerous international human rights treaties. Worldwide, most governments, including Government of India, have enshrined a provision for the right to education in their national constitutions. In India, a lot has been done in this direction, but we are far away from the target. According to the UNESCO's Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report on out-of-school children, over 1.4 million children aged six to eleven in India are ...
L&T Technology Services' industry academia skill-building initiative 'TECHgium' receives record-breaking participation
L&T Technology Services Limited, a global pure-play Engineering R&D Services company announced the formal launch of the second edition of its unique industry academia initiative TECHgium.A nationwide platform for talented engineering graduates to solve real-world engineering problems, TECHgium finalists will be eligible for employment in L&T Technology Services based on the strength of their concepts and solutions.IIT-Madras, IIT-Roorkee, BITS Pilani, Jadavpur University, IIIT Naya Raipur and VIT Vellore are among the premier institutes that partnered and participated in this nationwide talent hunt. More than 17,000 students from 220 Engineering Colleges have signed up for this marquee event, with over 9,000 students registering for this year's edition.Over 30 challenge statements have been defined by LTTS' global customers. The multi-stage competition requires the engineering students to formulate concepts, submit abstracts, present technical papers and showcase Proof of .
JNU dean files FIR against students alleging assault
JNU Dean of Students (DoS) Umesh Ashok Kadam on Tuesday filed an FIR against 17 students in connection with March 12 incident where students barged into the latters' office, allegedly manhandled and abused him.An FIR has been lodged against JNUSU president Geeta Kumari, its vice president Simone Zoya Khan and others for creating ruckus inside the office of Dean of Student.Kadam alleged the students barged into his office after they were provoked by JNUSU leaders. The students were allegedly protesting outside the dean's office demanding the rollback of hike in hostel and mess fee."They were protesting against the circular of Inter-Hall Administration(IHA) and demanding the entire circular should be scrapped. They demanded that Geeta Kumari and Simone Zoya Khan should be included in the committee"."The student didn't let me go outside my office and held me hostage. I was later taken out of the office with the help of security guards," Kadam said in the FIR.In a statement released by ...
Yoga training for primary school teachers in Sikkim
The Sikkim government is training primary school teachers in the state so that they can give lessons on basic yoga to students, an official release has said. As many as 266 primary school teachers have been given the training so far, it said. Yoga has been introduced in the curriculum in all government schools from the academic session 2016-17. To ensure that all schools have trainers from the beginning of this academic session, the training was organised in phase-wise manner for all districts in which 266 teachers were trained on the basics of yoga, the release said. The two week-long training was held by the Directorate of Primary Education under the Human Resource Development Department (HRDD) in all the districts from March 7, the Information and Public Relations (IPR) said in the release. A total of 10 'Master Trainers' were roped in to impart basics of yoga to the teachers.
Rs. 231 Crore spent by KVS over last 3 years for computerisation and computer aided learning in schools
During last three years i.e. 2015-16, 2016-17 & 2017-18, KVS has spent Rs. 231.34 crore for computerisation and computer aided learning. Equipments related to computer aided learning are procured by KVS in a centralised manner and delivered to all locations across the country. Computer Aided Learning helps students in publishing, sharing and searching for information, widening the scope of learning and preparing them for future IT skills.
Class 9 student threatens to rape, throw acid on classmate
A student of class IX allegedly threatened to rape and throw acid on his classmate in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut.According to the girl, the accused was troubling her since many days and no action was taken by the school administration against him."A boy has been troubling me since many days. He slapped me too. After that he called my father and threatened him that he will throw acid on me," the victim said.Meanwhile, the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Meerut, Rajesh Kumar, said, "A report has been filed in the matter. Search for the accused is underway."A case has been registered in this regard and police have initiated the probe.
Several initiatives like IMPRINT, GIAN, HEFA, NAD etc. taken to promote Quality Education
'Education for All' has driven the expansion in education with new institutes of School (KVS, NVS), initiatives such as Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) programme which aim for improvement in school infrastructure and in teaching and learning, Swachh Vidyalaya and e-governance initiatives like ShaGun Portal, e-Pathshala, Shaala Siddhi, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), ICT in Schools, Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Teacher Education (CSSTE), Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan in secondary education and in Higher Education, new institutions like IITs, IIMs, IIITs, IISER etc. have been set up and Institutional capacity building initiatives like, SWAYAM PRABHA - DTH channels on 24X7 basis for educational programmes, restructuring of IIT fees to make more inclusive, Amendments in UGC Act to make more gender sensitive, SWAYAM - MOOCs etc. have been undertaken. On the other hand 'Quality Education' has been emphasized with ...
Students block railway tracks in Mumbai, demand jobs
Scores of agitated students demanding jobs in railways today blocked rail traffic, including suburban services between Matunga and Dadar stations, causing difficulties to lakhs of commuters, a Central Railway official said. The students blocked the rail track at 7 am in the morning, forcing railway to stop the suburban as well as express train in the affected section between Matunga and CSMT. Entire four lines are affected between Matunga and CSMT. Police and railway official are having talks with them, the official said. "There has been no recruitment since last four years. We are struggling from pillars to post. Over 10 students have committed suicide. We cannot let such things happen," a student who was part of the protest said. "We will not budge from here until and unless Railway Minister Piyush Goyal come and meet us. Our several prayers made to DRM (Divisional Railway Manager of Mumbai Division) have failed," another student said. "Mumbai police along with GRP and RPF jawans ...
UP board students resort to 'bribery'
The fear of failure is so high among students taking the Uttar Pradesh Board examinations that some of them turned to desperate measures like attaching notes on their answer sheets.Currency notes of Rs 100, Rs 50 and Rs 500 were found in answer sheets during the checking of 12th board examination papers in Firozabad district.The teachers said, "Students, whose exams did not go well, are attaching currency notes in the examination papers to bribe us. We are giving marks only on merit. None of us are accepting the money found in the answer sheets."Another thing that came to light was that the CCTV cameras that were installed inside the examination centres were not working as their connection wires were damaged. When teachers were asked about the same, they refused to comment on it.Recently, in a related but different episode, a video went viral, wherein a miscreant brandishing gun can be seen inside an examination hall for facilitating the students to cheat.The incident took place at Dr
Presidency varsity plaque with Jan Sangh founder's name vandalised
Unknown miscreants vandalised a plaque with Jansangh founder Shyama Prasad Mookerjee's name engraved on it in the Presidency University on Monday, officials said.